Willetton Senior High School

Last updated

Willetton Senior High School
WSHS, main entry, 8 February 2022, portrait.jpg
Location
Willetton Senior High School
Willetton, Western Australia

Australia
Coordinates 32°03′35″S115°52′44″E / 32.059836°S 115.87894°E / -32.059836; 115.87894 (Willetton Senior High School) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Information
Type Public co-educational secondary day school
MottoGive, Grow, Guide
Established1977;46 years ago (1977) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Sister school The High School and Junior High School of University of Hyogo
Educational authority WA Department of Education
PrincipalTrevor Hunter [1]
Staff274 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Years 7–12
Enrolment2,601 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg  (30 May 2022 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg )
Area4,500 square metres (1 acre)
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)
  • Light blue and maroon (7–10)   
  • White and maroon (11–12)   
YearbookReflections
Website www.willettonshs.wa.edu.au OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Willetton Senior High School (WSHS) is a public secondary school in Willetton, Western Australia, 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) south of the Perth central business district and 12.6 kilometres (7.8 miles) east of the port of Fremantle. The school opened in February 1977 with 77 students. As of 2022, it has an enrollment of 2,601 students, [2] and employs 274 staff. [3]

Contents

The student catchment area for WSHS encompasses the suburb of Willetton and part of the suburb of Bull Creek, [4] which is shared with Leeming Senior High School and Rossmoyne Senior High School.

Campus

WSHS covers an area of approximately 4,500 square metres (1.1 acres), located adjacent to Burrendah Primary School and Castlereagh School. There are seven main buildings, along with numerous transportable buildings, some many years old. A $5 million upgrade was completed in 2008 that resulted in the construction of a new gymnasium and several new facilities.

WSHS underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation and redevelopment that commenced in 2014. [5] In the second semester of 2014, asbestos contamination was detected after construction workers found pieces of asbestos had fallen off the roof of a school building slated for demolition. [6] The school was closed for a week so the site could be inspected. [5] Teachers were sent to work from North Lake Senior High School where they connected with students via the internet so that classes could continue. [7]

The following phase of the redevelopment, involving the construction of another block of classrooms, commenced in February 2022. It is expected to finish in May 2023. [8]

Academic rankings

The Year 12 cohorts at Willetton perform consistently well in the WACE school rankings, and the school ranks well when compared to other schools in Western Australia.

WA school ATAR ranking
YearRankMedian ATAREligible studentsStudents with ATAR % students with ATARNotes
20181587.536729479.84 [9]
20171389.1539527268.86 [10]
20161488.0538928974.29 [11]
    Year 12 student achievement data
    YearRank [lower-roman 1]  % +75 in WACE [lower-roman 2] Rank % +65 in WACE [lower-roman 3]  % graduates [lower-roman 4] Notes
    20151720.052145.1696.37 [12]
    20141520.421646.9497.25 [13]
    20131715.952040.3996.70 [14]
    20121717.212146.0397.22 [15]
    20111024.021259.1199.13 [16]
    20102016.933351.0797.60 [17]
    20092240.29
    (>75% minimum of one subject)    		1948.55
    (64.6% or more)    		98.42 [18]
    1. ↑ Ranking of school compared to other schools in the state
    2. ↑ Based on the number of Stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE course score of 75 or above was achieved
    3. ↑ Based on the number of Stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE course score of 65 or above was achieved
    4. ↑ Percentage of Year 12 cohort that graduated with a WACE certificate

    In 2017, Andreea Ioan won the Beazley Medal for the top ranked Vocational Education and Training student in Western Australia.

    Special programs

    WSHS is one of 20 schools offering the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) with entry through a centrally organised testing program. [19] Entry to the science-focused Talented And Gifted (TAG) program is managed at the school level. The school offers a specialist fine arts course for Years 8 to 10 and a successful senior school art program. A specialist course in computing was the first of its kind in WA and has recently been expanded to include a multimedia stream. A specialist basketball course runs from Years 8 to 11 and offers students a TAFE Certificate II in Sport Coaching and Sport and Recreation. Both male and female teams have won multiple national championships. [20] As of June 2019, WSHS introduced a program called the eSports Club where all students can prepare for a sports competition and practice against other local schools. [21] Some of the team names include WSHS eSports and DLGC[ definition needed ].

    International relations

    WSHS has a sister school relationship with the High School and Junior High School of University of Hyogo located in Kamigōri, Ako District, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Cultural exchanges between the two schools commenced in 1995 and a collaborative international partnership was established in 2005. WSHS maintains relationships that provide opportunities for French and Italian language students to study overseas.[ citation needed ]

    Incidents

    On 11 May 2020, a 16-year-old male student was charged with illegal possession of a firearm after taking a gel blaster and a knife into the school. [22] Crime Stoppers received a tipoff regarding the gun before the officers were called to the school at about 2:30pm. No other students were impacted, and the situation was well managed. [23]

    On 5 May 2022, a female student pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted murder after she stabbed a female teacher at WSHS in November 2021. [24] The girl had a female accomplice, who has pleaded not guilty to the same charge. [24] [25] Although the intent was to wound the teacher fatally, the teacher was not injured seriously, receiving a 1-centimetre (0.39 in) wound near the left armpit. [25] The attacker was 14 years old at the time of the stabbing, and the accomplice 13. [24] [25]

    Notable alumni

    See also

    Related Research Articles

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Shenton College</span> School in Australia

    Shenton College is a public co-educational high school, located in Shenton Park, an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Like many WA high schools, it is a partially selective school with out-of-area students accepted on a number of criteria. It is the largest school in Western Australia.

    Hale School is an independent, Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located in Wembley Downs, a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Scotch College, Perth</span> School in Western Australia

    Scotch College, is an independent Uniting Church primary and secondary school for boys, located in the Perth suburb of Swanbourne, Western Australia. It has both day and boarding students.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Applecross Senior High School</span> Public co-educational high school in Australia

    Applecross Senior High School is a public co-educational high school, located in Ardross, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Churchlands Senior High School</span> Public high school in Western Australia

    Churchlands Senior High School is an independent public secondary school located in Churchlands, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately eight kilometres northwest from the Perth central business district. It is the largest school in Western Australia, with 2,758 students as of 2021.

    The Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) is the credential awarded to students who have completed senior secondary education (Year 11 and Year 12) in the state of Western Australia. It is the Western Australian graduation certificate of the Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education. Students are required to meet various breadth and depth requirements, achievement standards and literacy and numeracy standards across their final years of schooling. As of the 2020 WACE, there are 106 courses available for students to study. Many WACE students are awarded an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), summarising their results across all areas of study into one ranking for the purposes of university admission. Students may choose from ATAR courses, which count directly towards their ATAR, Vocational Education and Training courses, which are more practical courses and can lead to further vocational opportunities, and, from 2021, General courses, which provide pathways to university, employment, or further vocational education and training. From 2010, the WACE replaced the Tertiary Entrance Exam (TEE), as the standard academic examination for school leavers in Western Australia.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Trinity College, Perth</span> School in East Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    Trinity College is an independent day school for boys, located on the Swan River foreshore in East Perth, Western Australia. The school was established in 1962 when students from the city schools CBC Perth and St Patrick's Boys School moved to the new Trinity College campus.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Rossmoyne Senior High School</span> School in Perth, Western Australia

    Rossmoyne Senior High School is a public co-educational high day school in the City of Melville, located on Keith Road, Bull Creek, a southern riverside suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Beazley Medal</span> Academic award

    The Beazley Medals are two annual awards awarded by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. The award is the highest profile and most prestigious academic award for secondary students in Australia. From 2001 onwards, two medals have been awarded each year — one to the top TEE student and one to the top vocational education and training (VET) student.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth</span> Independent, day and boarding school in Peppermint Grove, Western Australia

    The Presbyterian Ladies' College, is an independent, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, situated in Peppermint Grove, a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Methodist Ladies' College, Perth</span> School in Perth, Western Australia

    The Methodist Ladies' College, Perth, is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for girls, located in Claremont, a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Perth College (Western Australia)</span> School in Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia

    Perth College is an independent Anglican day and boarding school for girls located in Mount Lawley, an inner northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school maintains a non-selective enrolment policy and currently has approximately 1,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, including 110 boarders from Year 7 onwards.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">John XXIII College, Perth</span> School in Mount Claremont, Western Australia, Australia

    John XXIII College is a Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school in located in Mount Claremont, a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school provides education from kindergarten to Year 12 students and operates under the authority of the Catholic Archbishop of Perth.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Penrhos College, Perth</span> School in Perth, Western Australia

    Penrhos College is an independent Uniting Church single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in Como, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Education in Western Australia</span> Overview of the education in Western Australia

    Education in Western Australia consists of public and private schools in the state of Western Australia, including public and private universities and TAFE colleges. Public school education is supervised by the Department of Education, which forms part of the Government of Western Australia. The School Curriculum and Standards Authority is an independent statutory authority responsible for developing a curriculum and associated standards in all schools, and for ensuring standards of student achievement, and for the assessment and certification according to those standards.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Southern Grammar</span> School in Australia

    Great Southern Grammar is an independent non-denominational Christian co-educational primary and secondary day and boarding school, located in the Great Southern regional town of Albany, Western Australia between the King River and the Kalgan River. The school is situated approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) East of Albany, a regional centre 390 kilometres (242 mi) south-southeast of Perth.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Thornlie Senior High School</span> School in Australia

    Thornlie Senior High School is an independent public co-educational high day school in the City of Gosnells, located off Ovens Road in the Perth suburb of Thornlie, Western Australia.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Lynwood Senior High School</span> School in Australia

    Lynwood Senior High School is an independent public co-educational specialist high day school in the City of Canning, located in the Perth suburb of Parkwood, Western Australia.

    Leeming Senior High School is a public co-educational high day school, located in the City of Melville on Aulberry Parade in the Perth suburb of Leeming, Western Australia.

    Swan Christian College is a non-denominational, co-educational Christian primary and secondary school located in the Swan Valley of Western Australia. The college has over 1,500 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. Swan Christian College is part of the Swan Christian Education Association (SCEA), and a member of the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (AISWA).

    References

    1. ↑ "Executive Team – Willetton SHS". Willetton Senior High School. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
    2. ↑ "Recent Student Numbers Willetton Senior High School". www.det.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
    3. ↑ "Staff Willetton Senior High School". www.det.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
    4. ↑ Willetton Senior High School Local-Intake Area Boundary (PDF) (Map). Department of Education, Government of Western Australia. 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
    5. 1 2 Katie Robertson, Yasmine Philips and Kaitlyn Offer (22 July 2014). "Willetton Senior High School closed after asbestos residue found". Perthnow. News Limited . Retrieved 23 July 2014.
    6. ↑ Liam Ducey (22 July 2014). "Willetton Senior High School closed after asbestos scare". WA Today. Fairfax Media . Retrieved 23 July 2014.
    7. ↑ "Asbestos discovery forces closure of Willetton Senior High School on first day of term". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
    8. ↑ "Willetton Senior High School Redevelopment » Projects » Crothers Construction". www.crothers.com.au. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
    9. ↑ "WA School Ranking – 2018". Better Education. 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
    10. ↑ "WA School Ranking – 2017". Better Education. 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
    11. ↑ "WA School Ranking – 2016". Better Education. 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
    12. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
    13. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
    14. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
    15. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
    16. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
    17. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
    18. ↑ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
    19. ↑ "Gifted and Talented". Department of Education. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
    20. ↑ "Basketball Specialist Program". Willetton SHS. Retrieved 12 April 2019.[ self-published source ]
    21. ↑ "eSports Club". Willetton SHS. Retrieved 9 March 2020.[ self-published source ]
    22. ↑ "Student 'took gel gun, knife to school'". PerthNow. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
    23. ↑ Rimrod, Fran (11 May 2020). "Boy charged after bringing gel-blaster gun to top Perth high school". WAtoday. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
    24. 1 2 3 Menagh, Joanna (5 May 2022). "Willetton Senior High School student admits stabbing teacher in failed murder attempt planned in online gaming chat". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
    25. 1 2 3 McNeill, Heather (5 May 2022). "Teenager admits trying to murder teacher with 25-centimetre knife". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
    26. ↑ "Hon James Hayward". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
    27. ↑ Newbold, Cameron (27 August 2019). "NASHS schoolboys best in the West | The Albany Advertiser". The Albany Advertiser. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
    28. ↑ Pike, Chris (9 November 2018). "Vague Living Dream, Repaying 'Cats Faith". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

    Further reading


    Commons-logo.svg Media related to Willetton Senior High School at Wikimedia Commons

    This page is based on this Wikipedia article
    Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
    Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.